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Autism could be detected before birth. Now, a San Francisco female inventor has created an app which recognises the early stages of Parkinson’s. A person’s face is filmed while they carry out various online tests; the film is then analysed using facial recognition software. The AI is trained to perceive initial signs of the disease, usually caused by low...

After a stroke, muscle strength can be rebuilt through gaming. However, those affected by brain injuries need long-term support to find their way back into their social lives. Personal experience led English twins to develop an app which helps people start their neurorehabilitation journey, while relieving the burden on family members providing care. Our brain is flexible, and certain...

Plastic for building blocks, coffee grounds for football strips, and chopsticks for furniture. Now a New Orleans startup is recycling glass and converting it to shingles and sand. Glass bottles are dropped off by volunteers or collected by the team against a fee, before being broken up and ground. Perfect for new glass products such as tiles or jewellery....

Poisonous substances can be removed from the soil, while magnetic solutions free water from uranium and microplastics. Now, a research team from Washington State’s Energy Ministry has succeeded in extracting lithium from water used in industrial processes. The smallest minerals are attracted to reusable nanoparticles, because they are encased in a magnetic shell. The loaded particles are then extracted...

Special white paint cools houses, reflecting sunbeams back to their source. But sunlight is a coveted energy source, even when harvested in space. A research team from the University of New South Wales has developed an electronic device that converts infrared light - e.g. from the night-time heat given off by buildings - into energy. Think of it as...

Hemp can be a culinary delight and peas consumed as drink. A startup from Hamburg has recently walked away with a PETA award for its egg-substitute from protein-rich, high-fibre sweet lupins. With its egg-like taste and structure, the liquid product innovation qualified for both sweet and hearty fare. Alongside water and sweet lupin flour, the product is made up...